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CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support – Sydney Course

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a difference in a person’s life, have great personal satisfaction as well as flexible hours, then a career in Aged Care could be for you.

CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support provides you with the skills to plan, develop, implement and monitor programs and services for older people in aged care facilities or through organisations that deliver services to the community and client homes. With this nationally accredited qualification, you can provide support and personal care to older people and prepare for a supervisory or team leader role in the aged care industry.

PLEASE NOTE: This course replaces the following:

CHC40108 Certificate IV in Aged Care

CHC40212 Certificate IV in Home and Community Care

Macquarie Community College also operates from a range of venues across North and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Carlingford, Chatswood, Mt Druitt, Richmond and many more.

Course Outline

In this course, you will learn:

key principles of person centred support and promoting independence

safe manual handling techniques when providing support to the elderly

how to support the Independence and wellbeing of the older person

how to encourage community participation and social inclusion

how to work within legal and ethical guidelines

how to conduct assessments

how to develop and implement individual support plans

how to assist the client with their medication needs

Course Outcome

By the end of the course you will be able to confidently provide support to people with a variety of support needs while applying:

a person centred approach

strategies that will maximise independence

strategies to deal with varying behaviours of people with dementia

support to facilitate the empowerment of the older person

knowledge of procedural practices within an Ageing support organisational context

strategies to Manage legal and ethical compliance in an organisational context

skills and knowledge to develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships with other service providers

What to Bring

All course material is provided and inclusive with course fees.

Please bring:

notepad

pen

Prerequisite: Essential

There are no formal entry requirements for this course. This course is designed for people who have been working in the industry or have previous industry experience. Should you be new to the industry we recommend that you undertake CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support.

Students may be required to undertake an initial assessment of language, literacy and numeracy skills to ensure that this course is suitable for their ability levels.

Obtain a National Criminal Check (Police check)

Obtain a Working With Children Check (WWCC) if required by work placement facility

Provide a NSW Vaccination record (if required by facility)

Fees and Government Subsidy Opportunities

Smart and Skilled is a reform of the NSW Vocational Education and Training (VET) system. It’s helping people in NSW get the skills they need to find a job and advance their careers.

Smart and Skilled provides eligible students with:

An entitlement to government-subsidised training up to and including Certificate III.

Government funding for higher-level courses (Certificate IV and above) in targeted priority areas.

If you’re a prospective student, please visit: https://smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au/ about where you will find everything you need to know about Smart and Skilled before you enrol.

This training is subsidised by the NSW Government, and as a result your fee is determined through Training Services NSW formal eligibility criteria. This criteria will determine your exact fee. Students who meet additional specified criteria, may be eligible for a concession fee or a fee exemption. In claiming the concession or exemption students will be required to supply the required evidence to support the claim in accord with the requirements of Smart and Skilled eligibility.

Students who are eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and/or credit transfer from previous study will have their fee adjusted to reflect this. The amended fee will be confirmed by Training Services NSW and will be reflected in the adjusted Student Fee Statement.

Payment Plans are available through Macquarie Community College for Smart and Skilled eligible qualifications. 10% deposit is required upon enrolment followed by an interest-free payment plan. Payment methods: EFTPOS, Direct Deposit, Direct Debit, Visa or MasterCard.

Study Load

All students will undertake face to face training, home study and 120 hours work placement. The amount of home study required is dependent on the experience of the student and is in addition to face to face training hours.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is defined in the AQF as follows:

Recognition of prior learning is an assessment process that involves assessment of an individual’s relevant prior learning (including formal, informal and non-formal learning) to determine the credit outcomes of an individual application for credit.

This is underpinned by the AQF definition of credit as follows:

Credit is the value assigned for the recognition of equivalence in content and learning outcomes between different types of learning and/or qualifications.

Credit reduces the amount of learning required to achieve a qualification and may be through credit transfer, articulation, recognition of prior learning or advanced standing.

How You Will Be Assessed

Meet the requirements of the relevant training package or accredited course, and

Be conducted in accordance with the principles of assessment and the rules of evidence, and

Meet workplace and, where relevant, regulatory requirements.

For this course assessment will entail the following:

Assessment methods include written and oral tasks, practical tasks and observation by the assessor. You will be informed when assessments are to take place.

Work Placement

Students are required to complete 120 hours of work placement.

Completion of 120 hours in an aged care service facility is required where you will work as a volunteer student during work-placement.

Before commencing work placement, you will be required to have a current National Criminal check to allow you to work in an aged care service facility. Macquarie Community College will assist you with this application process.

Important Information

Macquarie Community College will seek work placement on your behalf and, where possible, an aged care service facility of your choice.

What Can I Study Next?

Upon completion of CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support, you can go on to study:

Certificate IV in Disability

Diploma in Community Services

Diploma in Nursing

Bachelor of Nursing

Delivery Mode

CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support is available in a classroom based environment. Experienced and engaging trainers will take you through the course material face to face with an individual assessment for each unit of competency and a variety of delivery modes to ensure individual learning styles are catered for.

Some resources used in class include:

text book references

white board notes and visuals

PowerPoint presentations

DVD’s

class discussions and group tasks

case studies and scenarios

practical simulation and group role play

On-the-job based training can also be delivered in your workplace.

Career Pathways

Successful completion of CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support, can lead to a range of potential career opportunities that are both challenging and rewarding including:

Team Leader

Care Coordinator

Care Supervisor

Respite Care Co-ordinator

Logistical Information

Macquarie Community College also operates from a range of venues across North and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Carlingford, Chatswood, Mt Druitt, Richmond and many more.Other areas of delivery assessed on request.Workplace based training delivered in your workplace.